East Asian coin collection at the Ashmolean Museum 2014–2017: three years to research a valuable archive
The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford holds a substantial collection of coins from all over the world from the earliest coinage to the present day. Very few people know that it owns a large collection of East Asian coins, banknotes and amulets. The Collection is currently benefiting from a three year progr...
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British Association for Chinese Studies (BACS)
2015
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| Summary: | The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford holds a substantial collection of coins from all over the world from the earliest coinage to the present day. Very few people know that it owns a large collection of East Asian coins, banknotes and amulets. The Collection is currently benefiting from a three year programme (2014–2017) to catalogue and document it. |
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